Draft:Australian Council of Learned Academies

The Australian Council of Learned Academies, known as ACOLA, is an independent not-for-profit organisation that convenes Australia's five Learned Academies to develop responses to complex global and national issues based on the combined expertise of Fellows from across the academic disciplines.

History

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ACOLA began as the Consultative Committee of the Australian Academies (at the time, only two) in September 1970, moving to become an unincorporated association in 1995 as the National Academies Forum, then under its current name from 2010. In May 2018 ACOLA was established as an Australian Research Institute by the Australian Government's Department of Education.[1]

Membership

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ACOLA convenes Australia's five Learned Academies, these being:

Fellows of each Academy are termed as "Associate Members" of ACOLA.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Evidence-based Interdisciplinary Advice". Australian Council of Learned Academies. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Member Academies". Australian Council of Learned Academies. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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Category:2010 establishments in Australia Category:Learned societies of Australia Category:Australian National Academies